World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

It took an artist 20 years to create this sprawling sculpture garden honoring the area's ancient inhabitants.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

Hidden behind musical flora and forgotten for over a thousand years, this cave is now a neon dream.

A cliff-hanging restaurant.

These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

Beijing's World Park offers the excitement of international sites without the travel.

Discovered after draining a local pond, these ancient man-made caves are still a complete mystery.